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LIERAS7 (Periodical Sept) University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, c. 1-31-49 WEATHER Fair and mild. EDITORIALS Question of Ownership Politics Is Politics Get Your Inio Here VOLUME. LVII United Press CHAPEL HILL, N. C, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1948 Phone F-3371 F-3361 NUMBER 17 u carter Eteaisfmtion i. (8T(W IfilMlli) Fall Q r3 mSI JjjJ J W Speo OTTO as ? Hits R By Margaret Gaston University enrollment for fall quarter this year reached the highest number in the history of the school, with a total of 7603 students enrolled. This figure in cludes 6,719 male students and Oklahoma University Admits Negro Student OKLAHOMA CITY, Oct. 12. (UP) State officials today bowed to a federal court order and announced that Prof. G. W. McLaurin, a Negro, will be admitted to the University of Oklahoma Wednesday "on a segregated basis." Weaver Cordon Speak to Alumni At Durham Meet Dean of Students Fred Weaver and Norman Cordon, head of the University Music foundation, were guest speakers at a dinner meeting of the Durham county alumni association of the Uni versity at the Washington-Duke hotel in Durham Monday night. Egbert Haywood, Durham at torney, was elected president of the association at the meeting which was attended by approxi mately 125 alumni in observance of the 155th anniversary of the University. As a special feature, Clyde "Pete" Mullis of the University athletic staff gave a talk on the handling of crowds at Carolina football games, and showed movies of the Carolina-Georgia game. Ralph Strayhorn, University law student, also spoke at the meeting. Elected to serve with Haywood for the forthcoming year were Allstron Stubbs, vice president, and B. W. Harris, secretary- treasurer. Tickets on Sale For Weed Dance In Wilson Oct, 20 University students may se cure tickets in the Y on Monday to the annual Tobacco Tamasha to be held at Wilson Oct. 20. The Chapel Hill agent has been limited to 200 tickets, which will be on sale at the Y during the hours from 10 to 4 o'clock. Tickets may be obtained before Mon day by contacting Jack Edwards at 313 McCauley street. "Miss North Carolina of 1948," Patty Osborne of Shelby, will be Queen of the Tamasha. She will wear a dress of tobacco with a crown of cigarettes during the ceremony. Highlighting the pageant will bo an informal dance from 9 o'clock until 1:30 featuring Perry Como, Mitchell Ayres and the Chesterfield orchestra, and Larry Clinton and his orchestra. The NBC Chesterfield Supper club at 7 o'clock, a repeat broadcast at 11 o'clock, and two Arthur Godfrey CBS morning shows will originate from Wilson Friday. Life and Parade magazines will cover the event, and other events besides the dance will include an auctioneering contest, hog-calling contest, and a window-decorating contest. Proceeds from the affair will go to the North Carolina Polio fund. Official Rings May Be Ordered Orders for the official senior (lass rings will be taken in the Y today from the hours of 11:30 until 2 o'clock. The order of the Grail has awarded the official contract for class rings to the L. G. Balfour co. Monroe Landreth is the Order of the Grails re nrespntaHvA in charge of class lings for this year. The official class rings can not be obtaineu through any other source, he ecord High Of 7,603 884 coeds. Chancellor R. B. House an nounced the enrollment at yes terday's University day exercises. September enrollment for last year was 7,428, which is 75 stu dents less than enrolled this year. Attorney General Mac Q. Wil- liamson in a surprise announce ment disclosed that the universi ty regents met secretly two days ago to wipe out Oklahoma's 40- year-old policy against inter racial education. Last week the regents instruct ed the university president to make plans for separate classes for the Negro professor. William son said Gov. Roy J. Turner and state regents for higher educa tion had concurred in the uni versity regents decision. Williamson said the action was taken on the basis of a court ruling of Sept. 29 which held that Oklahoma's statutes pro hibiting racial inter - mixture were inoperative and void in Mc- Laurin's case. The statement released by Wil liamson with the approval of the other state agencies involved said the elderly Negro professor has been notified to appear at the campus in nearby Norman for registration Wednesday. Charles Eaton Delivers Talk , To Coed Group "The glorious thing about the United States is that we can combine the ideal and the prac tical," said Charles Eaton, writer and English department faculty member, speaking Monday night at an open mefeting of Chi Delta Phi, coed literary group. Stating that for the writer the ideal is perfection of skill "the mythical, perfect story that he never writes" Eaton urged the young writers to concentrate on their work, approaching it in "spirit of love, persistence and patience." First bpen meeting of the year, it was planned especially for girls interested in joining the local chapter of the sorority. Manu scripts submitted in the member ship contest must be turned in to the information office in Gra ham Memorial before Wednesday, Oct. 20, it was announced. Late News Effort Fails NEW YORK, Ocv 12 (UP) James C. Petrillo, head of the American Federation of Musicians, AFL, and the ma jor record manufacturing com panies have failed in their ef fort to reach a settlement on lifting the union ban on , re cordings, it was announced loday. Contempt Upheld WASHINGTON, Oct 12 (UP) The U. S. Court of Ap peals today upheld the con tempt of Congress conviction of Eugene Dennis, general sec retary of the Communist partv. 'Eastern Union' PRAGUE, Czechoslovak a, 0ct. 12 (UP) An "Eastern Union to counterbalance the five-nation Western European union will be formed in the near future, reliable sources said today. To Seize Paris PARIS, Oct. 12 (UP) The French government has organ ized a detailed plan to seize Paris within one hour in case Ten years ago this quarter, only 3,509 students were registered h-.'re. According to a report from Cen tral Records office, 1,360 freshman students are enrolled, including 34 coeds. There is a total of 982 graduate students in' Arts and Sciences, Public Health, and So cial work. The number of veterans this year is 4,331, which includes 76 women veterans.- There are 2,464 non-veteran men and 808 women. The residence status of North Carolina reached 5,915, and from the other 43 states represented there are 1,631 students. There are 57 foreign students on cam pus this year, representing 30 countries. Playmaker Show Tickets Available Beginning Today The sale of reserved seat tickets for the Carolina Playmaker pro duction of "I Remember Mama," a gentle comedy of American family life, is the first major production of the Playmaker's 31st season. It was written by John Van Druten, who adapted the story from the novel, "Mama's Bank Account," by Kathryn Forbes. Lynn Gault is directing the production. The play was a decided hit when played at the Music Box theater in New York during 1944, and it was later made into a movie. Gault, who is designing the settings as well as directing the presentation, is using a large re volving stage ttr help eliminate some of the biggest problems in scene changing. Dramatist Van Druten summed up the major problems himself when he said. "It's physical pro duction. . .demands facilities in frequently met with in amateur theaters. Revolving stages, plat forms, backdrops, traveller cur tains and the like are things to discourage even the hardiest group." Costumes for "I Remember Mama" are being designed and made under the direction of staff costumer Irene Smart, lighting will be handled by graduate stu dent James Byrd, and Marty Jacobs is serving as stage man ager. SP Legislators Will Meet Today All Student party legislators will meet at 4 o'clock this after noon in Roland Parker lounge 3 of Graham Memorial. All SP legislators, whether sworn in or not, are requested to attend. Bulletins of armed revolt, forestalling any rebel effort to take the cap ital, confidential reports said today. Vishinsky Charges PARIS, Oct. 12 (UP) An drei Vishinsky of Russia charg ed today that the Western powers tried to get Nazi Ger many to attack Russia in 1939, und threatened to prove it "if you force me to lay all my cards on the table." Choo-Choo Stopped ATT ALL A, Ala., Oct. 12 (UP) The famous miniature locomotive, the rootin tootin' choo-choo seen at all national American Legion conventions for years, and its entire crew werG taken into custody by police here today. Soviet Warned PARIS, Oct. 12 (UP) The United States warned the So viet Union today that tne American Rearmament pro gram is being speeded to "stay the heavy hand of Russia's constant drive for world power." '' " V h " Lj?:LJ GEORGE D. COLCLOUGH Delta Sigma Phi Hears Colclough Tomorrow Night George D. Colclough, secretary of the Burlington Chamber of Commerce, will be the guest speaker at the first meeting of the Delta Sigma Phi professional commerce fraternity in the ban quet room oi the Carolina Inn tomorrow evening at 7:30. The meeting will be open to all commerce students. An in formal smoker will be held im mediately after the meeting at the Delta Sigma Phi house, 211 Pittsboro street, . to which com merce students are also invited. Colclough, a native of Durham county, received his A.B. degree from Elon college and did special work at the University of North Carolina and at Duke university. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the North Carolina Chamber of Commerce Execu tives, and is state editor of "Southern Executives." Freshmen Should Get Pictures Made All freshmen who have not yet had their Yack pictures taken are requested to come in today by Fred Blair, freshman class editor of the Yack. "I want this to be the best freshman class section we , have ever had, and the only way we can do it is with the cooperation of the whole class. I would like to stress again, fellows should wear white shirts, ties and coats, while the girls should wear white blouses," Fred said. He reminded all freshmen that there are no lines, the hours are 9-12 o'clock in the morning, and 1:15-5 o'clock in the afternoon, and also that "freshmen will not be allowed to have their pictures taken after this Friday." Eisenhower Officially Installed As New President of Columbia NEW YORK, Oct. 12 (UP) Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower was installed as 13th president of Co lumbia university today before an audience that included presidents and representatives of more than 300 of America's leading univer sities and colleges. The former Allied supreme commander in Europe formally took over as head of one of the nation's largest universities in a colorful ceremony in Low Memor ial library as his wife, son and four brothers looked on. In his inaugural address, Eisen hower pledged Columbia to pre sent the "full truth" in its primary role of teaching the values of hu man freedom and warned that education must not become over ly engrossed in highly specialized knowledge. "There will be no administra tive suppression or distortion of any subject that merits a place in this university's curricula." he said. "The facts of Communism, for instance, shall be taught here its ideological development, its DTH Society Staff Will Hold Meeting There will be a meeting of all members of the Daily Tar Heel society staff in the kitchen of Graham Memorial today at 3 o'clock. niversiry uay rrogram Has Simplicity As Simplicity was the keynote for ceremonies which yesterday marked the 155th anniversary of the laying of -the cornerstone of Old East building Oct. 12, 1793. Students, faculty members and townpeople gathered in front of South building at 11 o'clock to participate in the brief exercises. After the University band opened the program with the national anthem, and the singing of the University hymn, Chancellor R. B. House led the large assem blage in a responsive reading from the Apocrypha. The Men's Glee club sang Integer Vitae, following a minute of silence in memory of students, faculty, trustees and alumni who had died since the last University day. The University Glee club, un der the direction of Paul Young, made a very favorable impres sion on the audience in their first appearance of the year. They sang the Credo from Palestrina's Missa Papae Marcellus. The program at South Building Stray Greeks Set Meeting Tonight A meeting of the Stray Greeks, an organization composed of sorority women whose chapters are not represented oh' this cam pus, will be held tonignt Alderman hall at 7 o'clock. in The primary purpose of the meeting is to discuss financial matters and to select a sponsor for this year's Yack. Officers of the Stray Greeks for this year are: Molly Craig, president,; Beth peaton, vice president; Alice Sharp, secretary; Lindsay Tate, treasurer; and Molly Craig and Kay Holding, Panhellenic representatives. Mrs. Cobb, housemother of Alderman hall, is their sponsor. The Stray Greeks were organ ized in 1945, under the leader ship of Twig Branch, the first president. The group now has 25 members, representing 9 sororities. political methods, its economic ef fects, its probable course in the future. "The truth about Communism is, today, an indispensable re quirement if the true values of our democratic system are to be properly assessed." Garbed in long black robe and mortarboard cap, Eisenhower marched across the campus along with hundreds of other similarly dressed college presidents, in cluding Harold Stassen of Penn sylvania university, Dx. James Bryant Conant of Harvard and Maj. Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor, superintendent of the U. S. Mil itary Academy at West Point from which Eisenhower was graduated. Chest, Council Goals At $20,000 With their combined goals set at $20,000, workers for the Chap el Hill Community Chest and the Chapel Hill Council of Churches are making final plans for this year's drive which will get un derway Sunday afternoon and continue for one week. For the Community Chest a goal of $12,000 has been set by the evaluation committee, headed by Paul W. Wager. For the cam paign for overseas relief funds, sponsored by the Chapel Hill Council of Churches, the goal is ation ended with a re-enactment of the laying of the cornerstone by John Hinson, A. C. Gaskill, and L. B. Collins, representatives of the local Masonic lodge. The original cornerstone laying was conducted by Masonic Grandmaster William R. Davie and a group of Masons in 1793. After the pantomime, Cheer leader Norman Sper and the Uni versity band led the way to Rally, Street Dance To Spark Homecoming A pep rally, street dance and elaborate displays by all fraternities, dormitories and sororities will Highlight home coming weekend in Chapel Hill, according to an announce ment by Joe Ward, acting chairman of the University club. The pep rally for the Carolina- State game will begin at 7:30,1 wi D J followed by a street dance, co sponsored by the Chapel Hill Carrboro Merchants association. "The street dance is something new." Ward stated. "We are ex pecting a large crowd down on Pittsboro street, which will be roped off down as far as the police station." One of the highlights of the dance will be the presentation of the Homecoming Queen during intermission. She will present , a cup to the winning organization for the best house decorations during half-time of the Saturday classic. The displays will be judg ed by a special committee ap pointed by the University club. The club has had two successful planning meetings for the impor tant weekend events, according to Ward. Shmoos Take Off On Food Mission Into Frankfurt NEW YORK, Oct. 13 (UP) One hundred shmoos took off for Berlin from LaGuardia field to day on "Operation Do Good." They were "parashmoopers" ready to float down over the city and turn into food packages for hungry Germans. . Their creator, Al Capp, author handed a carton of 12-inch plastic shmoos to the crew of an Ameri can overseas airlines flagship for delivery to the 17th Military Air Transport squadron in Frankfurt. It was Lt. Col. James Haun of the airlift outfit who cabled re cently, "Will you ship by air immediately one dozen shmoos to the 17th Military Air Transport squadron rein main. We will fly subject shmoos to Berlin at once and assure world crisis will be ended immediately." The parashmoopers will be dropped by the 17th over-Berlin. Each German who picks one up can trade it for a package of food at the CARE office in Berlin. Other shmoos, filled with candy, will find their way to hospitals and orphanages. Paul Wager Heads Chest Fund Drive $8,000. Roy Armstrong, director of admissions for the University, is chairman of this year's drive. He is being assisted by Mrs.- .U. T. Holmes, president of the Chapel Hill Community council; Mrs. J. B. Linker, collector; Rev. B. B. Munger, representing the Chapel Hill Council of Churches; Mrs. George Shepard, chairman of This Theme Davie Poplar where the final trib ute to the University's founding was made. The crowd sang "Hark the Sound." With Chancellor House on the platform was the Rev. J. C. Her rin, who gave the invocation; Jess Dedmond, student body president, and Earl Wynn, director of the Communications center. Classes were suspended from 10:50 until 1:50. newman ivenucr Musical Preview Tuesday Oct. 26 Students, faculty, and towns people who attend the lecture recital of Dr. William S. Newman in Hill hall, Tuesday, Oct. 26, at 8:30 will get a prehearing of some of the music he is going to play on tour in early November. Well-known member of the music faculty, Dr. Newman has been scheduled to give 10 con certs in six Midwestern universi ties, over a period of 12 days. He goes as a "visitor" for the arts program of the American As sociation of Colleges. He will also present a lecture recital on "The Sons of Bach" at the annual meetings of the Music Teachers National associa tion during the Christmas holi days. During the summer he gave a series of six lecture-recitals at Juilliard School of Music in New York while teaching grad uate music courses at Columbia Teachers college. From the music played at Juilliard, Dr. Newman has chosen three sonatas for the Tuesday' night recital, all of them to be heard here for the first time. Included are a sensitive work by the Italian, Giovanni Platti; a work by W. Rust, a German who figured in one of the most in triguing hoaxes of music history; and an extended expressive, sonata by the Frenchman, Vin cent d'Indy. Harland Addresses Whitehead Meeting Dr. J. P. Harland, head of the Archaeology department, address ed the first meeting this year of the Whitehead Medical society in the Rendezvous room of Gra ham Memorial Sunday afternoon. The new officers announced for this year are John Kirkland, president; Spinx Marsh, vice president; Charles Melchoir, sec retary; and Maxine Dark, treas urer. I captains; T. A. Roseman, head of till. UUJJIitM (.JVil UliVC:, Anna P. Cates, who will be in general charge of head quarter's office in Strowd Motor company building. Mr. A. C, McAllister is acting as permanent treasurer; Collier Cohb has charge of the special gifts section, Mrs. W. W. Pierson is the lepresentative from the executive board of the commu nity council, and Kenneth Jones heads the drive among the col oid people of the community. veinm img Will Discuss Cause, Effect Possible Cure By Sam McKeel Marriner S. Eccles, vice chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Re serve system, will speak on inflation, its causes, effects and cures tonight at 8 o'clock in Hill hall. Former chairman of the board, Ecclts failed reappointment in February of this year, and was made vice - chairman. Thomas Bayard McCabe, Philadelphia Re publican banker, and head of the Scot paper company, was his successor as chairman. Bccles was first appointed chairman of the board in February of 1936. Eccles will be co-sponsored by the Carolina Forum and the Caro lina Political union, non-partisan campus political organization. He will appear at a banquet given by the CPU at 6 o'clock in the Carolina Inn. Born in Logan, Utah, on Sep tember 9, 1890, Eccles attended district schools and Brigham Young college. In 1943 he receiv ed an honorary LLD from the University of Utah. Long a figure in national poli tics Eccles has been a member of the National Advisory council on International Monetary and Financial Problems since June, 1945. He was a member of the Board of Economic Stabilization from 1942 until 1946. Eccles will arive via Eastern Airlines at the Raleigh-Durham airport at 4:47. He will be met by Herb Alexander, president of the CPU. Hubbard Picks Sixteen Right In Grid Contest Hampton Hubbard, Box 348, was the winner in the first 1948 Graham Memorial football con- . test last Saturday. Hubbard dis tinguished himself by picking 16 out of 20 winners and predicting . the score to be 28-7 in the Caro lina Wake Forest game, only one point off. Four others tied Hubbard in the number of winners, but were further off in their prediction of the score. Leslie Yelverton, T. S. Adams, J. F. Colvard and Charlie Kauffman were the other ex perts last week. For his winning efforts, Hub bard will receive a carton of Chesterfield cigarettes through the courtesy of the campus Ches terfield representative and a pass to the local theatre. Other standouts in last week's contest were O. II. Allen, who picked 15 winners and got ths exact score; Kenneth Moore, Har old Rollins, S. W. Miller and Richard Sutton, all of whom pick ed the exact score in the Wake Forest game. Seven others picked the Missouri SMU upset and one person correctly picked the Okla homa Texas reversal. , Harris Exhibiting Painting Collection Kenneth Harris, professional artist of Chapel Hill, is currently exhibiting his collection of paint ings in the Meredith art gallery. The collection includes water colors by Harris, and water colors and sketches by Mrs. Wallace, associate professor of history at Meredith college. Mrs. Wallace's paintings have been completed since her last showing in September, 1947, and includes a series of lake scenes and sketch books done around Lake Chautauqua. The gallery is open to the public, including Sunday, during daylight hours, acc&rding to Douglas Reynolds, head of the department of art at the college. announced yesterday.
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